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One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.
One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
1. A．visiting B．seeking C．reaching D．discovering
2. A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess
3. A．quickly B．simply C．correctly D．neatly
4. A．required B．wished C．left D．expected
5. A．funny B．dull C．famous D．silly
6. A．managing B．trying C．thinking D．hoping
7. A．used B．ought C．seemed D．had
8. A．making B．finding C．turning D．letting
9. A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got
10. A．dream B．lesson C．research D．exercise
11. A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly
12. A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
13. A．eyes B．feet C．head D．body
14. A．accept B．remember C．hear D．receive
15. A．count B．say C．add D．speak
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Doing experiments is one of the most interesting things about studying chemistry. In China, it’s often teachers who do the experiment in the front of the class with students_________. But in the US, students take action by themselves.
The first time I took a class in my school’s chemistry lab, I was surprised to find that students were wearing special glasses, plastic gloves, as if there had been a bio-chemical attack! _________is always the most important for science lab classes in America. The outfit（装备）prevents us from harmful chemical materials.
My chemistry teacher usually gives us the instruction sheet the night before the lab class to let us know a lot about the experiments. During the class, she first_________the steps of the experiments and then puts us into groups to do the experiments. What’s special is that for every lab class, she changes everyone’s partner to let us work with_________classmates.
The class is often filed with laughs. Once we tried to bum chemicals. The chemicals produced many colors of fames（火焰）, _________bright orange and dark green. Many students in my class were amazed. “Wow! That’s so beautiful! ” they screamed.
After finishing an experiment, we need to write a detailed report. It consists of the steps, our feelings and the final results. If there has been a mistake in the experiment, we need to analyze（分析）why it happened and_________we should do to correct it. The reports are important. They make up around 25 percent of our term grade.
1.A.playing B.watching C.singing D.sleeping
2.A.Fun B.Time C.Money D.Safety
3.A.wait for B.care for C.go over D.clean out
4.A.different B.same C.tall D.clever
5.A.during B.from C.through D.including
6.A.how B.what C.where D.when
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Hearing live music is one of the most pleasurable experiences available to human being. The music sounds great, it feels great, and you get to watch the players as they play it. No matter what kind of music you love, try listening to it live.
This guide focuses on classic music, a tradition that originated before recordings, radio, and the Internet, back when all music was live music. In those days live human beings performed for other live human beings, with everybody together in the same room. When heard in this way, classic music can have a special excitement. Hearing classic music in a concert can leave you feeling refreshed and energized. It can be fun. It can be romantic. It can be spiritual.
Classical music concerts can seem like snobby（高傲的）affairs full of foreign terms and unusual behavior. It can be hard to understand what’s going on . It can be hard to know how to act. But don’t worry.
Concerts are no stranger than any other amusement, and the rules of behavior are much simpler and easier to understand than the stock market, football, or system software progr
ams.If you haven’t been to a live concert before, or if you’ve been confused by concerts, this guide will explain, so you can relax and enjoy the music.
1.From Paragraph 1, we can see that the writer encourages us _______.
A. to watch the musicians to make music
B. to experience the spirit of classical music
C. to attend live concerts and enjoy live music
D. to get pleasure from different kinds of music
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “originated” in Paragraph 2?
A. listened B. started C. performed D. disappeared
3.The writer considers that live classical music _______.
A. is full of foreign terms
B. is too difficult to understand
C. is stranger than other amusements
D. is exciting to both players and listeners
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.
1.Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are
______.
A. clever B. crazy C. azy D. dull
2.According to the passage ______.
A. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree
B. there should be egg in an eggplant
C. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different
D. boxing rings should be round
3.Which of the following is the correct plural?
A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D. Tooth.
4.Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?
A. A wise man and a wise guy.
B. Overlook and oversee.
C. Quite a lot and quite a few.
D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Jack is one of________actors in my mind.
A. bestknown B. betterknown
C. the most famous D. more famous
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.
However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “It’s not the truth, but only a legend(传说, 传奇). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry (樱桃). When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”
Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.
1.Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in ________.
A．shape B．size C．colour D．weight
2.According to the passage, Alan Turing________.
A．died in the prison B．used an apple to design a logo
C．was put into prison during the war D．was the father of a computer company
3.What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?
A．To introduce its designer. B．To tell us a legend about it.
C．To try to find the truth of it. D．To explain its market research.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “It’s not the truth, but only a legend(传说, 传奇). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry (樱桃). When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”
Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.
1.Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in ________.
A．shape B．size C．colour D．weight
2.According to the passage, Alan Turing________.
A．died in the prison
B．used an apple to design a logo
C．was put into prison during the war
D．was the father of a computer company
3.What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?
A．To introduce its designer.
B．To tell us a legend about it.
C．To try to find the truth of it.
D．To explain its market research.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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One of the ______ things about life is to choose what we enjoy.
A.amazing B.amazed C.disappointing D.disappointed
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Tibet's capital city Lhasa is labeled one of the most dreamed-about cities in the world.
May to July is the best time to visit Lhasa.
The Potala Palace is considered to be a model of Tibetan architecture. It has 13 storeys. It was first constructed in 641, by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo, in order to welcome his bride, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. This structure was later burned to the ground during a war and rebuilt in the17th century by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Over the past three centuries, the palace has gradually become a place where the Dalai Lama lives and works and a place for preserving the remains of previous Dalai Lamas.
Admission: 200 yuan (May 1-Oct 31); 100 yuan (Nov 1-Apr 30)
Namtso, or Lake Nam, is one of three holy lakes in the Tibet autonomous region and should not be missed by any traveler to the region. In Tibetan, Namtso means "Heavenly Lake". It is famous for its high altitude and imposing scenery. It is the second largest salt lake in China.
Admission: 120 yuan (May 1-Oct 31); 60 yuan (Nov 1-Apr 30)
Barkhor is a small neighborhood consisting of ancient streets and a public square surrounding Jokhang Temple in the old area of Lhasa. The oldest street appeared about 1,300 years ago. The streets are filled with a religious atmosphere and show the original Lhasa. Shops offer prayer wheels, chubas (traditional Tibetan clothing), Tibetan knives and religious article.
Admission: Free
The Tibet Museum is the first large and modern museum within the Tibet autonomous region. It was set up in October 1999, with a permanent collection related to the cultural history of Tibet. The museum displays more than 1,000 artifacts, including Tibetan art and architectural design.
Admission: Free
1.The best time of the following to visit Lhasa is in ______
A.April B.June C.August D.September
2.Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo built The Potala Palace to ______
A.welcome his bride B.live and work there
C.show the original Lhasa D.preserve the remains of previous Dalai Lamas
3.Mr Smith wants to learn more about the history of Tibet, he can visit ______.
A.The Potala Palace B.Namtso C.Barkhor D.The Tibet Museum
4.Mr Wang is going to visit these four places next winter holiday with his wife. He can at least save ______ yuan
A.160 B.220 C.320 D.380
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Potala Palace was rebuilt by the fourth Dalai Lama. B.Namtso is the largest salt lake in China.
C.You can enjoy the original Lhasa in Barkhor. D.You can see about 1,000 artifacts in the Tibet Museum.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
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Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
1. What do we know about he story Frankenstein?
A. It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.
B. It was been read by millions of people.
C. It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.
D. It is the most famous story in the world.
2.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?
A. In England. B. In Italy. C. In Switzerland. D. In France.
3. In which order to the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A. a, c, b, e, d B. d, c, a, b, e C. c, a, b, d, e D. b, a, d, c, e
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
A. 43 B. 48 C.51 D. 54
5.What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?
A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.
B. She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.
C. She was educated at her local school.
D. She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Concerts are no stranger than any other amusement, and the rules of behavior are much simpler and easier to understand than the stock market, football, or system software progr
ams.